NASHVILLE, TN (July 7, 2017) – Jobplex, Inc. is pleased to announce that Kara Teising has joined the firm as Partner. She was tapped by President Justin Hirsch to join the firm and focus on scaling its nonprofit practice.
Teising recruits nationwide in the nonprofit arena with special attention to values and mission driven searches in the private and nonprofit sectors. She has experience recruiting for a broad range of clients that work to affect positive change, including Earthjustice, PAI, BoardSource, KaBOOM!, and Make-A-Wish®.
Prior to joining DHR International/Jobplex, Teising served as Partner and Nonprofit Practice Lead of ThinkingAhead Executive Search, and specialized in recruiting talent for C-suite and Director-level roles in development, communications/media, program and senior leadership. Before ThinkingAhead, Teising spent six award-winning years as a sales person and sales manager with their parent company, Southwestern.
“We saw a unique opportunity to help build our nonprofit focus by leveraging Kara’s experience and abilities in the space,” said Hirsch. “She is a great fit for Jobplex with the ability to work collaboratively to enhance the sector.”
Teising is an honors graduate from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication, concentrating in Conflict Resolution. Actively involved in her community, Teising is an alumnus of the Young Leaders Council and a past Board member of the Nashville Repertory Theatre. Teising is an active Board member of the Sonoran Institute, based in Tucson, AZ and chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee. She is a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS) through the National Association of Personnel Services. She is also a member of the American Society of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
Established in 1996, Jobplex leads the recruiting industry in offering diversified search services for your company’s next generation executive leader. Our customized search offerings and performance-based fee structure provide solutions from a Single Search to Project Recruitment. For more information on Jobplex, visit www.jobplex.com.